Ironing device



Jan. 10, 1956 e. KLEINSORGE IRONING DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 7. 1952 INVENTOR. GEORGE KLEINSGRGE fiyze/x/k Jan. 10, 1956 G. KLEINSORGE 2,729,906

IRONING DEVICE Filed Nov. 7, 1952 2 SheetsSheet 2 FIGZ.

A II wlmnmlmnml 4 1 7 INVENTOR. GEORGE KLEIN SORGE ANT United States Patent IRONING DEVICE George Kleinsorge, Chicago, Ill.

Application November 7, 1952, Serial No. 319,284

3 Claims. (Cl. 38-435) The present invention relates to devices for ironing garments or the like, such as ironing boards or other ironing surfaces.

More in particular, the present invention is concerned with ironing devices presenting curved surfaces which are particularly adapted for ironing garments having curved collars, cuffs and/or sleeves such as shirts and blouses.

Ordinary ironing boards present flat surfaces because traditionally they were used for fiat work such as sheets and towels. The flat boards were also used for all other work and it was rarely considered necessary to provide special equipment for the other work such as ironing garments. In fact, to the inventors best knowledge and belief, almost all regular manual ironing is done at the present time on devices presenting flat surfaces. Even sleeve boards of the type known heretofore present generally flat surfaces.

It has been found, however, that certain ironing work can be done better on devices which present curved surfaces. For example, the collars of shirts and blouses and the cuifs of such garments can be spread out better and substantially without wrinkles on curved surfaces.

When ironing garments, particularly shirts, it is desirable to use a sleeve board for the cufis and sleeves, but it is somewhat cumbersome to place a sleeve board on the ironing board each time it is required and after using it to remove it from the ironing board so that it will not be in the way.

In accordance with the present invention a device is provided which not only presents curved surfaces which are particularly adapted for ironing collars, sleeves and cuffs, butthe device in accordance with the invention provides in combination with a curved collar board a curved sleeve board which can be readily and conveniently shifted from a position of use to a position of non-use where it is near at hand without interfering in any way with the work of the operator.

Moreover, the device in accordance with the invention can. be conveniently and rapidly attached to or removed from the normal flat ironing board used for the flat work by the operator so that it is easy to shift from fiat work to work requiring curved surfaces.

It is, therefore, an object of the invention to provide a device presenting curved ironing surfaces for ironing collars, sleeves or cuifs.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a device presenting such curved surfaces, which can be readily attached to or removed from a support, such as an ironing table.

It is still a further object of the invention to provide an ironing device which not only presents curved ironing surfaces, but which combines a collar ironing surface and a sleeve ironing surface in a most convenient manner.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the invention with references to the appended drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the ironing device in ac cordance with the invention showing the sleeve board in operative position and in dotted lines the position of the sleeve board when not in use;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal cross section of the device in accordance with Fig. 1 drawn to a larger scale with parts broken away, showing the salient features of the invention;

Fig. 3 is an end view of the device with parts broken away, taken from the right side of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a partial sectional view of the device taken along the line 4-4 in Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the supporting clamp;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the hinged sleeve board supporting bracket, and

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the thumb screw plate.

In Fig. l the curved collar ironing board 1 is shown in position of use. The curved sleeve board. 2 extends parallel to the collar board 1 when in operative position, and perpendicular thereto, as indicated in dotted lines, when the collar board is in use. The device is adapted for support on a surface 3, such as constituted by an ironing board or a table.

The collar board, which is made of metal, but which can be made from any other suitable material, is shown to be reinforced by tie members 4 of U-shaped cross section, which are disposed in the same relationship as a chord has to an arc, to provide the great rigidity required of a device of this type. These tie members 4 are secured at their ends to the arcuated board 1 in any convenient manner, such as by spot welding. Additional rigidity is obtained by turning down the edges of the metal sheet forming the board to define flanges on all four sides thereof. The manner in which the curved board is constructed and the ties secured thereto is illustrated clearly in Figs. 2 and 4.

Figs. 2 and 4, as well as Fig. 5 also clearly show the manner in which the board is securely fastened to the table support 3 by means of the clamp 5 which is aligned with one of the tie members 4 by dimples 4a and secured thereto by spot welding or the like. A plate 7 is secured by riveting or the like to the thumb screw 8 and movable therewith relative to the clamp 5. The plate 7 is provided with a cut-out 7a to permit clearing the pivot 9 of the dog 10 which constitutes a lock to hold the hinged support member 6 in place.

The sleeve board 2, which also presents a curved surface is reinforced by a crimped over or beaded border 11 to provide for stiffness. A support member 12 is provided of metal strip about midway along the underside of the sleeve board 2 and is secured thereto by spot welding or the like. This support steadies the front end of the sleeve board while it is in horizontal position for use. The wide end of the sleeve board 2 is secured to the clamp 5 by means of the supporting member 6 which is provided with a hinge 13 whereby the sleeve board can be tilted into vertical position while not in use, and to permit free access to the curved collar board.

Supporting member 6 is adapted. by means of a bent over tongue 14 which defines two supporting shoulders 15, to removably engage clamping member 5' through the slots l6, 17 which are disposed at right angles. Upon placing the member 6 into position on the clamping member 5 it is securely locked into place by the dog 10 which is pivoted at 9 and defines a lock. Also the upper hinged portion of the member 6 is secured to the: sleeve board 2 by spot welding or the like.

It is, of course, understood that the embodiment of the invention described hereinabove is by way of illustration only. The inventive principle can be realized in numerous other forms and constituted from different materials, such as plastic or wood without departing from the spirit of the invention. For actual use, both the collar board and the sleeve board are preferably covered by pads of soft material in the same manner as regular ironing boards.

Having described my invention with reference to the illustrated embodiment I do not wish to be limited thereto, but what I desire to protect by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims;

I claim:

1. An ironing device comprising, in combination, a Collar. ironing board, a sleeve ironing board and supporting means adapted to movably mount the device on a supporting structure presenting a fiat surface in a manner permitting use of the collar ironing board, and the sleeve ironing board independently of each other, said supporting means comprising a clamping device secured to said collar ironing board including a frame of substantially U-shaped conformation presentnig a mid-portion and two sides disposed at right angles to said mid-portion, and having a pair of apertures disposed at right angles to each other, one in one said side and the other in the adjacent area of said mid-portion and a pressure member movably supported relatively to said frame in the other said side and adapted to apply pressure against one side of the supporting structure, and a hinged support member fonsaid sleeve ironing board permitting movement thereof to horizontal and vertical position having an upper portion, a lower portion and a hinge connecting adjacent ends of said upper and lower portion and having, an axis extending transversely of said upper portion and said lower portion, said upper portion being secured at its end opposite said hinge to said sleeve ironing board and saidlower portion having an end conformation extending at right angles at its end opposite that connected to said hinge for engagement with said apertures and a shoulder disposed adjacent said conformation adapted to rest on said one side of said frame during engagement of said conformation with said aperture.

2. An ironing device comprising, in combination, a collar ironing board, a sleeve ironing board and supporting means adapted to movably mount the device on a supporting structure presenting a flat surface in a manner permitting use of the collar ironing board and the sleeve ironing board independently of each other, said supporting means comprising a clamping device secured to said collar ironing board including a frame of substantially U-shaped conformation presenting a mid-portion and two sides disposed at right angles to said mid-portion, and having a pair of apertures disposed at right angles to each other, one in one said side and the other in the adjacent area of said mid-portion and a pressure member movably supported relatively to said frame in the other said side and adapted to apply pressure against one side of the supporting structure, and a hinged support member for said sleeve ironing board permitting movement thereof to horizontal and vertical position having an upper portion, a lower Portion and a hinge connecting adjacent ends of said upper and lower portion and having an axis extending transversely of said upper portion and said lower portion, said upper portion being secured at its end opposite said hinge 'to said sleeve ironing board and said lower portion having an end conformation extending at right angles at its end opposite that connected to said hinge for engagement with said apertures and a shoulder disposed adjacent said conformation adapted to rest on said one side of said frame during engagement of said conformation with said aperture, said clamping device being secured to the collar ironing board by way of a tie member extending transversely of the collar ironing board in the manner of the chord of an arc.

3. An ironing device comprising, in combination, a collar ironing board, a sleeve ironing board and supporting means adapted to movably mount the device on a supporting structure presenting a flat surface in a manner permitting use of the collar ironing board and the sleeve ironing board independently of eachother, said supporting means comprising a clamping device secured to said collar ironing board including a frame of substantially U-shaped conformation presenting a mid-portion and two sides disposed at right angles to said midportion, and having a pair of apertures disposed at right angles to each other, one in one said side and the other in the adjacent'area of said mid-portion and a pressure member movably supported relatively to said frame in the other said side and adapted to apply pressure against one side of the supporting structure, and a hinged support member for said sleeve ironing board permitting movement thereof to horizontal and vertical position having an upper portion, a lower portion and a hinge connecting adjacent ends of said upper and lower portion and having an axis extending transversely of said upper portion and said lower portion, said upper portion being secured at its end opposite said hinge to said sleeve ironing board and said lower portion having an end conformation extending at right angles at its end opposite that connected to said hinge for engagement with said apertures and a shoulder disposed adjacent said conformation adapted to rest on said one side of said frame during engagement of said conformation with said aperture, a dog being pivotally supported on said clamping device for locking engagement with said end conformation.

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